Mari是由The foundry开发的一款具有创新概念的纹理绘制工具。在这次更新上，最重要的是Mari终于能够在Window下运作，并且还增加了如：TGA格式支持、FBX Camera导入等功能！

其实早些时候，Mari 针对Linux系统的版本已经发布了，事实证明，Mari非常受用户的欢迎，包括Framestore、Animal Logic、Double Negative和Digital Domain。现在Mari再次升级，可在Windows 7平台上使用。同时，Mari已经做好了在更多工作室环境下运行的准备。

MARI是一款全新的具有创造性的3D纹理绘制产品，最初在Weta Digital开发，主要用来解决高细节的纹理问题，后被用于影片《阿凡达》、《第九区》等的开发制作中。MARI能够轻松处理高细节——数以万计的复杂纹理——快速且简单.

MARI深受欢迎，并收到了来自各式各样的纹理绘制社区的预定请求，这其中不乏Double Negative和Framestore这样的大客户。

Dobule Negative的CEO Matt Holben说，“最近几年，在Weta开发MARI之前，全世界的纹理绘制开发都略微显得有些刻板。当新的格式已经成为标准，我们正面临着不断增长的规模和细节的需求。MARI就是我们一直在等待的这么一款产品。我们已经把它利用在了我们的产品上，并且非常有信心购买这款软件——甚至是预定。”

Framestore的系统支持主管Christophe Meslin说，“我们的艺术家非常惊讶MARI创造的效果，并且把它用在了实时的项目当中。MARI参与了我们整个流程的开发，并释放出了艺术家最擅长做的事情——绘画。”

MARI之前的版本（MARI 1.0 v4、v3、v2、v1）只能在Linux系统上使用，而不支持Windows系统。在我们YouTube Channel上，你可以通过演示视频看到更多关于MARI的细节问题。

以下是该版本的更新功能：

Windows 7 64位支持

Deferred着色模式，在某些情况下可以比1.0版本快达20倍

透视预览

Canvas工具栏

TGA支持

法线材质

智能选择工具

对GeForce显卡更好的支持

可动画的FBX Camera导入

以及大量的速度提升和错误修复。

系统要求：

四核处理器

64位操作系统

4GB内存

显示器1680 X 1050像素分辨率

至少1GB显存和支持OpenGL 3.0的NVIDIA显卡

The Foundry Mari 1.4v3 64bit

Designed from the ground up to meet the needs of the most demanding VFX texture and matte painting artists, MARI is a 3D digital paint tool that will revolutionise your workflow.

About The Foundry

Established in 1996, The Foundry produce a range of award-winning software solutions that facilitate ambitious visual effects across commercials, animation, episodic television and film.

The fastest-growing company in its field today, The Foundry is internationally renowned for its product design and its collaborative and open approach.

Led by CEO Bill Collis and a management team that still includes the original founders, The Foundry is backed by The Carlyle Group with a substantial portion still owned by the staff. This rapidly growing UK company has more than 140 employees distributed between its London headquarters and Los Angeles offices.

Overview

Capable of handling vast numbers of pixels, MARI out performs all other paint tools in speed, flexibility and processing capabilities. MARI allows artists to concentrate on painting detailed, multi-layered textures directly onto 3D models in a fluid and natural way.

MARI 1.4 introduces Adobe® Photoshop® layered PSD import and export functionality, OpenColorIO, triplanar projection and masked filters. Designed to speed up workflows, standardise colour management, and be even easier to use and more flexible than ever before, MARI 1.4 is an ideal tool for every artist in your pipeline.

Best Bits of 1.4v3

- Linked patches - Easily replicate texture data across patches without having to cut and paste.

- Fully customizable navigation - Remap your Mari experience to meet your needs and choose from styles, including Nuke, Autodesk Maya, Side Effects Houdini.

- New Tint and Stencil mode - Easily lay down decals, using the Mari Paint Through tool.

- Cancel operations - Cancel long-running operations at the touch of a button.

- Performance - Shader baking and paint projection performance has been improved.

- Plus many more great feature additions and fixes.

Name: The Foundry Mari

Version: 1.4v3 64bit

Creator: www.thefoundry.co.uk

Interface: english

OS: Windows Seven 64bit

Size: 150.8 mb